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French Mirage 2000D crashes near Nancy, killing at least one crew member
A French Mirage 2000D crashed during a training flight near Nancy in northeastern France late Tuesday.
The air force said at least one of the two crew members died, and the search for the other was continuing.
The crew included a trainee pilot and an experienced weapons officer; the air force said at least one person appears to have been unable to eject.
The cause of the crash has not been announced, and a news conference was scheduled for Wednesday morning in Nancy.
The Mirage 2000D is a two-seat fighter that entered service in 1993 and has been used in several conflicts involving France.
France has recently renovated its fleet and plans to keep the aircraft in service into the 2030s, so the crash involves a plane that remains part of its air force.
A French Mirage 2000D fighter jet crashed near Nancy late Tuesday evening, killing at least one crew member.
The French air force said a search for a second person on board was continuing.
Emergency services had found a body, according to NU.nl.
The jet crashed during a training flight near Rogéville, and the cause was not known.
A press conference was scheduled in Nancy for Wednesday morning.
- Who
- The crew of a French air force Mirage 2000D. At least one person died, and a search for a second was continuing.
- What
- A fighter jet crashed during a training flight.
- When
- Late Tuesday evening, around 23:00.
- Where
- Near Rogéville, close to Nancy in northeastern France.
- Why
- The cause of the crash was not known.
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A Mirage 2000D crashed near Rogéville during a training flight.
Emergency services had found a body, and the search for a second person on board was continuing.
A press conference was scheduled in Nancy.
- Aircraft
- Mirage 2000D
- Crash location
- Near Rogéville, close to Nancy
- Crash time
- Around 23:00 on Tuesday
- Casualties
- At least one person dead; search for a second person continuing
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What people are saying
The search for a second person on board is continuing